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It's better than buying one in Canada where you'd have to pay like 156 maple leafs for it.
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Jan 13, 2022 19:17
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I get the hobby is expensive but it's a hard pill to swallow for 120 for a single long lamp when I have two adjustable lamps for $50
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Jan 13, 2022 19:34
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That's fair, but I was getting annoyed with the lamps we already had in the house not quite working. I also use this for non-painting purposes (illuminating my desk for webcam games of Magic!) so it kind of pulls double duty. And between 40k and Magic I have a skewer sense of value.
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Verisimilidude posted:I got two of these bulbs for my ikea lamps and they’re honestly the best. i bought one of these on your previous recommendation and it has worked great thank you
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Jan 13, 2022 20:21
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Get some overhead LED shoplights you can hang from the ceiling for like $30, and you'll get more light than you can handle.
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No. 1 Juicy Boi posted:Another day another Infinity model. This time the Hsien with MULTI rifle. I like this Pikachu
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Jan 13, 2022 22:27
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Personal avocado transport officer complete, with assistant kodama. 
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Aranan posted:Not a bulb, but I just got this desk lamp two weeks ago and I love it. I got one of these shipped to NZ for xmas. Zero regrets.
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Jan 13, 2022 23:42
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:Get some overhead LED shoplights you can hang from the ceiling for like $30, and you'll get more light than you can handle. With a vaulted ceiling in a studio apartment, can't really do that easily without disrupting the other half. Speaking of which, I need to figure out a way to put some curtains up on a 6' tall ceiling... Anyways I ordered Garfy's get-a-grip and I'm a bit disappointed in it. Like, it's a cool idea, but my overall feedback:
I have another handle come in at some point, the GameEnvy Hobby Holder, I'll post some thoughts once it comes in.
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GreenBuckanneer posted:Anyways I ordered Garfy's get-a-grip and I'm a bit disappointed in it. This is great to hear, thank you for sharing. I've actually had a tab open for Garfy's get-a-grip and one for the Game Envy Hobby Holder for over a week now debating picking either of them up.
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Aranan posted:This is great to hear, thank you for sharing. I've actually had a tab open for Garfy's get-a-grip and one for the Game Envy Hobby Holder for over a week now debating picking either of them up. Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad product, it's functional, just this was my feeling as I was using it 
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  Would love some thoughts on Babbys first Custodes
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:Get some overhead LED shoplights you can hang from the ceiling for like $30, and you'll get more light than you can handle. Yeah that's what I'm looking for but I'm not sure what kind of lumens or color I should get. Also I can't seem to find anything like that for $30 in Europe, they're all 60€+.
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Speaking to tooling recommendations, could anybody vouch for a simple spray booth on AliExpress? Is it a good idea to have LEDs built in or it's fine not to (especially if you get those overhead lights) ?
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Furism posted:Speaking to tooling recommendations, could anybody vouch for a simple spray booth on AliExpress? Is it a good idea to have LEDs built in or it's fine not to (especially if you get those overhead lights) ? This is the typical design of the cheapo airbrush spray booths that are out there. There are cheaper out there, but this is the cheapy that's at least pretty decent. I use two of them myself, since I need a larger volume of spray area. They're decently quiet, and work well. I'd hunt around though, there's a million of this type out there under 1000 different brand names, and prices vary hugely for no reason. I've seen them as cheap as $50 in the past. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/100...arch-mainSearch 
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I got an airbrush hood and the fan is an unacceptable 70db. That's literally louder than my old dryer. I wonder if I can replace the fan with a high cfm noctua pc fan instead, those aren't that loud
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GreenBuckanneer posted:I got an airbrush hood and the fan is an unacceptable 70db. That's literally louder than my old dryer. I wonder if I can replace the fan with a high cfm noctua pc fan instead, those aren't that loud Which brand/style did you get? It takes some crazy engineering to get an extractor fan up to 70db.
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:Which brand/style did you get? It takes some crazy engineering to get an extractor fan up to 70db. VIVOHOME Portable Airbrush Paint... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07X9M35VJ?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share Maybe I can smother it with some sound proofing foam, even dampening it by 20db would be preferable...
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Thanks! Great advice as usual, you're the man. Although it's very funny that AliExpress wants me to use FedEx for this. $192 for shipping a $72 product. I'll find an identical one from a different vendor, thanks!
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i use a big cardboard box that i have difficulty seeing inside
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GreenBuckanneer posted:VIVOHOME Portable Airbrush Paint... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07X9M35VJ?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share Weird. I guess they cheaped out on the fan, despite the form factor being the same as mine. Not sure of the exact decibel level mine runs at, but it's quieter than the extractor fan in my bathroom ceiling.
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After 8 months and a crippling back injury, I've finally finished a bunch of lizards and a fox thing:        I'm pretty happy with the former but the latter was just really difficult and didn't turn out well imo. I don't like the way the white turned out, and the model is just so big and fiddly with weird hard-to-reach bits that it's impossible to hold and paint comfortably, even with sub assemblies, so I kinda phoned in a lot of the details. Still not very good at mini photography either but I think I'm improving at least.
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God I love me some Seraphon. That's some real good poo poo, Anti-Tachyon. Floating Goatman with the Bow and Arrow is awesome too.
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GreenBuckanneer posted:With a vaulted ceiling in a studio apartment, can't really do that easily without disrupting the other half. Speaking of which, I need to figure out a way to put some curtains up on a 6' tall ceiling... - The DIY version isn't very quick to clamp on and remove from models, it's held together with 3 3mm screws, which don't have to be fully removed but it's still more annoying than a toolless device. - The shims completely cover the base rims so I have to remove the model to paint the rins black. When I did so, I discovered that when I painted the bases, contrast and oils dripped down between the shims and base and gummed everything up. Not the end of the world, but not a great experience. + It's very comfortable to hold, and with a wine cork in the handle it has a fairly decent amount of balance. I really liked the 50mm+ wide rim, I used to to brace against my work surface to paint details. Overall, it's not something I would be happy paying for, aside from the filament and screws I put into it, but it gave me a better grip than my old batch painting method of pill bottles with double stick tape on top.
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Does anyone know a good painter (preferably in the NYC area) taking commissions? I'm building a dwarf army and have realized I simply do not have the time or motivation to paint it myself.
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Moltke posted:Does anyone know a good painter (preferably in the NYC area) taking commissions? PMed you
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 I just got this as a late x-mas gift, and I was thinking of these colors  I want to try and do it justice, and the gradients look like a decent challenge. What would be the thread's suggestion?
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GreenBuckanneer posted:
Airbrushing, but I’ve seen someone get a similar effect using brushes. Check out shige matsui on Instagram https://instagram.com/shige_matsui?utm_medium=copy_link His videos might be illuminating, especially his goku
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you can also drybrush that but its a forbidden jutsu the hokage forbides anyone from doing
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Verisimilidude posted:Airbrushing, but I’ve seen someone get a similar effect using brushes. Check out shige matsui on Instagram https://instagram.com/shige_matsui?utm_medium=copy_link That SSB Goku is redonk Spanish Manlove posted:you can also drybrush that but its a forbidden jutsu the hokage forbides anyone from doing I finally have some brushes I can use for drybrushing so I can give that a shot
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GreenBuckanneer posted:I just got this as a late x-mas gift, and I was thinking of these colors The feathers seem perfect for drybrushing. I did a similar colorscheme on the falcon of this stormast guy:  I believe the exact paints were kantor blue base with temple guard blue drybrushed over, but you'd probably want to add a third paint as a even brighter turquoise on top of that.
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GreenBuckanneer posted:That SSB Goku is redonk i did phrase it as a joke but it seriously is a skill that requires practice. thing is that everyone looks down on it and is incredibly surprised when I say stuff like the entire Sif diorama (except for the eyes and sword) was done with makeup brushes. So yeah if you want to use the chocobo as practice go right ahead. The same ideas of volumetric highlights and stuff still apply, just that you're putting paint on in a different way
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GreenBuckanneer posted:That SSB Goku is redonk If you’re gonna go with dry brushing check out the artis opus dry brushing videos on YouTube. The scheme you posted has a strong metallicy gradient that could def be achieved with dry brushing and I think those videos could be a solid guide to achieve the effect.
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Spanish Manlove posted:i did phrase it as a joke but it seriously is a skill that requires practice. thing is that everyone looks down on it and is incredibly surprised when I say stuff like the entire Sif diorama (except for the eyes and sword) was done with makeup brushes. So yeah if you want to use the chocobo as practice go right ahead. The same ideas of volumetric highlights and stuff still apply, just that you're putting paint on in a different way Yeah, as I've added a few more makeup brushes to my repertoire (read: stolen my wife's used brushes) I've come to realize how much control you can have over how you drybrush. It's finnicky at first, and requires some patience but the few times I've experimented I've been pretty happy with the results, as rough as they were. Dreylad fucked around with this message at 03:20 on Jan 15, 2022 |
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The shape of your makeup brush also affects how you drybrush. The circular ones with the pointy middles like the artist opus brushes are good for general work. The ones that are flat like a shovel are really good for catching edges. Circular but flat ones are good for stippling. Good thing that you can get makeup brushes in a variety of shapes for cheap.
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Spanish Manlove posted:The shape of your makeup brush also affects how you drybrush. The circular ones with the pointy middles like the artist opus brushes are good for general work. The ones that are flat like a shovel are really good for catching edges. Circular but flat ones are good for stippling. Good enough? 
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#1 is an ok general brush #2 is a good one for catching hard edges #3 is better for surfaces and stippling but is probably your workhorse once you get the hang of drybrushing and mixing paint on the bristles. this is your masterclass all purpose tool. #4 is like #1 but a big boy. this is for general light touch catching edges or for lightly applying color filters
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Patriot 105, it's dual action but mine has never acted as such. I've messed with the needle, I see a lot of "push forward till you feel resistance" but it feels the same all the way through. I pull the trigger back and nothing happens. Push down and it fires full blast no matter where the needle is. Any ideas on how to manage this?
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